An Uncommon Man : The Life and Times of Senator Claiborne Pell

This Is A Biography Of Rhode Island's Longest Serving U.s. Senator, Best Known As The Sponsor Of The Pell Grants, And A Force Behind The Creation Of The National Endowment For The Arts And The National Endowment For The Humanities. Prologue : A Cold Winter Day -- The Most Unlikely Candidate -- Only Child -- Land And Sea -- Vision -- History Making -- Heart And Soul -- Foreign Relations -- Life After -- Epilogue : The Shade Of A Copper Beech. G. Wayne Miller. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 303-309) And Index.